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If his girlfriend had not come to find him, Dale, a recovering problem gambler from Cumbria, believes he would have ended his life.

“The rent wasn’t paid, there was no money in my account,” he said. “I really felt that I wanted to kill myself. My stuff was packed and I had my note written out.”

Dale, 32, a father of two who works as a chef, lost £6,500 in 36 hours after relapsing into gambling last May. “Everything was right in front of me, all I had to do was click a few buttons,” he said.

His betting escalated after he suffered family and work issues, and he eventually stole from his partner to fund his gambling in online casinos, including taking from her